Caraz (world)

Caraz/Pax Rulin (Trojan Reach 2306)
Classic Era (1116)	E311959-A Starport E Frontier - no facilities Size 3 Small (4,800 km, 0.24g - 0.34g) Atmosphere 1 Vacuum (trace) Hydrographics 1 Dry World 10% Population 9 High (2 billion) Government 5 Feudal Technocracy Law 9 High Law (no weapons out of home) Tech Level A Early Stellar (jump drive)
See also	UWP
System Details
Primary	F7 V M5 V
Planetoid Belts	2
Gas Giants	2

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Caraz is a high-population, non-agricultural, industrial and icy world with a billion or more sophonts in population size.

• The surface of this world is ice-capped with nearly all of its water frozen.
• As an industrial world, this planet has well-developed manufacturing and processing industries. Manufactured goods are a major export item.
• It is unable to produce quality foodstuffs and must import them.
• This is a "Puzzle" world designated as an Amber Zone. Caution is advised since the world has an environment, laws, customs, life forms, or other conditions that are not well understood and might be a danger to a visitor.
• It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Pax Rulin Subsector of Trojan Reach Sector in the Domain of Deneb.
• This world has an Imperial Naval Base, capable of handling warships.
• This world was named Garral in the past.

Description (Planetology)

Stellar Data

Caraz has two stars in the star system.

Caraz
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	F7 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		1.21	6180 - 6280	1.94872
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0123	0.1158	1.29 - 2.24	1.23	12.3
	Orbit #	*	0	4	3	7
	Remarks
Caraz
	Type	Category		Mass (Sol)	Temperature (K)	Luminosity
	M5 V	Main Sequence (Dwarf)		0.162	2930 - 3060	0.00171
	Unit	Diameter	Safe Distance	Habitable Zone	Jump Shadow	M-Drive Limit
	AU	0.0018	0.0034	0.04 - 0.09	0.18	1.8
	Orbit #	*	*	*	0	4
	Remarks

Mainworld Data

Mainworld Size (S)

Caraz is a Small World between 4,000km and 5,600km in diameter. The world has low gravity between 0.24G and 0.34G. The horizon will appear about 3km away.

Mainworld Atmosphere (A)

Caraz has a pressure of less than 0.1 atmospheres which requires the use of a Vacc Suit. TL–8 or more advanced survival gear is required to settle this world.

Mainworld Hydrosphere (H)

Caraz has 05-15% of its surface covered by liquid water or ice. Wilderness refueling will be difficult. Water for the inhabitants needs to be imported and extensively recycled. These worlds are Hell Worlds or Poor Worlds depending on their atmosphere.

History & Background

Caraz is a heavily industrialized, high-population ice-capped world located in the Pax Rulin Subsector of the Trojan Reach.

• The system is a member of the Imperium and the system contains a Naval Base.
• A new Class-A Starport is under construction.
• The system has been issued an Amber Zone travel advisory.

Caraz was originally built as a refueling station for the flood of Vilani ships fleeing the Vargr wars of the –2100s, and was the only Vilani colony in the subsector that survived while the others died out. The Caraz system had no lanthanum reserves and could not build its own jump-capable ships.

• This forced the colonists to become exceedingly resourceful, precise, calculating, and efficient in order to exploit their resource-limited system.
• These traits are still deeply ingrained in the culture, even with membership in the Imperium and the recovery of jump drive.
• The rulers of Caraz are the all-powerful Actuaries who decide on the value of things.

World Culture

• Heterogenity: A (Discordant)
• Acceptance: B (Extremely Friendly)
• Strangeness: 6 (Very Distinct)
• Symbols: B (Abstract)

World Languages

• Anglic, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.
• Vilani, one of the two official languages of the Imperium.

» Caraz, an isolated derivative of Old High Vilani ¹

¹ The most common language of the masses of Caraz is an isolated derivative of Old High Vilani (known simply as Caraz), and while those speaking Standard Vilani may be able to read the language, listening to it spoken is hard (at best).

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Hans Rancke-Madsen, "The Outrim Frontier." JTAS Online (June 19, 2007)
• Mongoose Traveller: Aslan